Dear Downtown

"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear," Buddy the Elf. Downtown businesses love spreading Christmas cheer by decorating their storefronts and some entered into a friendly contest. Choose one winner in the survey here! Participants...

Fuquay-Varina Downtown will host a ticketed Holiday Sleigh Ride on Thursday, November 29th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm during the Town Christmas Tree Lighting. Tickets are distributed to Sponsors & Friends of Downtown. Remaining tickets are available to the public at a ticket...

Originally scheduled for September 22, this event will now be held on November 17th from 1 PM - 5 PM. This is a fundraising event for Fuquay-Varina Downtown Association and features things people love about North Carolina: BBQ, Blues, and Craft Beer! Guests are...

Head Downtown this weekend and take an Art Walk! See the winning En Plein Air canvases 🎨find artists painting in this year's event 🐅spot Bengal Tigers on Parade and other works that have become part of the growing arts scene in downtown. 🚶From start to finish, it's...

En Plein Air paint-off is an exciting free outdoor event, sponsored by Fuquay-Varina Downtown as a way to support artists in our area and bring public art to our streets. Friday and Saturday afternoon a contest of skills will challenge each artist to create an...

We had the opportunity to host our first Friends of Downtown Thank You party! Our thanks to Felecia Hipp for use of the space and to all of you that helped us celebrate the 25th year of the organization! FVDA's Roaring 20's Speakeasy is now on the books! Joseph Fasy,...

Miss Eleanor...she's spending her last Saturday in the shop today after 29 years at David Anthony's. Over the last few weeks, we had a few opportunities to spend time visiting with her and listen to stories she and her customers had to tell. We heard about the...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, we could never say enough about what happened at Nil's Cafe today. They posted that they will be taking their traditional summer break for the month of July (They are open Sat, July 1st until 3 then enjoying some down time for a...

Fuquay-Varina Downtown Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a community that supports local businesses and private investment in our historic core. Since 1993, activities and programs created by Fuquay- Varina Downtown bring foot traffic and customers to our downtown core and educate residents on the importance of the support local movement.